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Radial artery pseudoaneurysm in a Maine Coon cat
Jon L Hall1, Karla C L Lee, Simon Priestnall
1Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Hertfordshire, UK.
Objective:
To report the diagnosis and treatment of a radial artery pseudoaneurysm in a cat.
Study Design:
Clinical report.
Animal:
Maine Coon cat (8-year-old neutered male).
Methods:
Ultrasonographic and angiographic examination of a fluctuant, nonpainful, 3 cm × 1.5 cm subcutaneous swelling on the craniomedial distal aspect of the right radius that occurred 40 days after suspected cat bite trauma was consistent with a radial artery pseudoaneurysm. After ligation of the radial artery proximal to the lesion, the pseudoaneurysm was surgically excised.
Results:
The excised tissue had hemorrhage and fibrin surrounded by a thick fibrous granulating capsule of variably mature fibroblasts and focal areas of inflammatory cells (lymphocytes, plasma cells, and macrophages) consistent with a pseudoaneurysm. Surgical excision resulted in resolution of clinical signs.
Conclusions:
Ultrasonography enabled prompt, noninvasive diagnosis of pseudoaneurysm. Angiography or computed tomography may be useful to aid diagnosis and assess the collateral blood supply to the manus before surgical treatment.
